Africa-Press – Gambia. Accountant General Agnes Macauley on Wednesday appeared before the National Assembly’s Special Select Committee investigating the sale and disposal of assets belonging to former President Yahya Jammeh. In her testimony, she detailed the financial procedures put in place to manage revenue generated from these asset sales.
Macauley explained that her department deployed cashiers to support the Janneh Commission’s asset sale activities by collecting and banking proceeds on-site. This measure, she said, was designed to ensure that commission staff did not handle substantial amounts of cash directly.
“The funds that are collected from the sale of Janneh commission assets that were held in the regions were deposited in the revenue bank accounts of the subtreasury, and that arrangement for the subtreasury bank accounts is that they would be swept to CRF,” she told the committee.
She noted that sub-treasury accounts were used for logistical and security reasons, as it was not feasible for cashiers to transport large sums of money over long distances.
“Given the fact that these activities happen everywhere in the country, it was impossible for cashiers to access the Janneh Commission account directly,” she said.
Macauley added that once deposited, all funds were later reconciled and transferred to the designated Janneh Commission account.
“Funds relating to the Janneh commission assets would be moved to the designated bank account, so basically that is how the distinction or how they are segregated,” she explained.
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